Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
DECHERD ROBERT W
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
A. H. Belo CORP [AHC] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman, President & CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
A. H. BELO CORPORATION, P.O. BOX 224866		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/05/2012
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75222-4866		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Series A Common Stock 03/05/2012   P   30,645 A $ 4.53 (1) 217,276 D  
Series A Common Stock 03/06/2012   P   21,235 A $ 4.56 (2) 238,511 D  
Series A Common Stock 03/07/2012   P   35,120 A $ 4.67 (3) 273,631 D  
Series A Common Stock               240 I By Spouse (4)
Series A Common Stock               1,093 I By 401k Account (5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
DECHERD ROBERT W
A. H. BELO CORPORATION
P.O. BOX 224866
DALLAS, TX 75222-4866		   X     Chairman, President & CEO  

Signatures

 Christine Larkin, Attorney-in-Fact   03/07/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents the average purchase price per share. Shares purchased in the open market on March 5, 2012 as follows: 186 shares @ $4.47 per share; 700 shares @ $4.48 per share; 3,100 shares at $4.49 per share, 13,859 shares @ $4.50 per share; 300 shares @ $4.52 per share; 100 shares @ $4.53 per share; 700 shares @ $4.54 per share; 1 share @ $4.547; 302 shares @ $4.55 per share; 100 shares @ 4.5585 per share; 697 shares @ $4.56 per share; 400 shares @ $4.57 per share; 2101 @ $4.58 per share; 2799 shares @ $4.59 per share; 100 shares @ $4.5992 per share; and 5,200 shares @ $4.60 per share.
(2) Represents the average purchase price per share. Shares purchased in the open market on March 6, 2012 as follows: 100 shares @ $4.51 per share; 600 shares @ $4.52; 1,500 shares @ $4.53; 100 shares at $4.535; 200 shares @ $4.5384; 200 shares @ $4.5392; 300 shares @ $4.5394; 2,482 shares @ $4.54; 42 shares @ $4.545; 100 shares @ $4.5473; 100 shares @ $4.5489; 100 shares @ $4.5492; 4,156 shares @ $4.55; 100 shares @ $4.5591; 1252 shares @ $4.56; 100 shares @ $4.5674; 100 shares @ $4.5688; 100 shares @ $4.5690; 3,163 shares @ $4.57; 400 shares @ $4.5750; 3955 shares @$4.58; 400 shares @ $4.5893; 585 shares @ $4.59; 1,100 shares @ $4.60 per share.
(3) Represents the average purchase price per share. Shares purchased in the open market on March 7, 2012 as follows: 300 shares @ $4.59 per share; 600 shares @ $4.64 per share; 26,680 shares @ $4.65 per share; 100 shares @ $4.70 per share; 100 shares @ $4.735 per share; 457 shares @ $4.74 per share; 100 shares @ $4.7479 per share; 200 shares @ $4.7492 per share; 100 shares @ $4.7494 per share; and 6,483 shares @ $4.75 per share.
(4) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.
(5) Held by the A. H. Belo Savings Plan as of the date of this statement.

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